Month: October 2015

(From Physorg) US electric carmaker Tesla Motors sold more than 3,000 cars in China, the world’s biggest auto market, in the first nine months of this year, it said Friday. The company has struggled in the Chinese market despite early… Read More ›

(From the Independent) Ireland will have to accelerate electricity generation as over €2bn worth of data centres come on stream here over the next five years, the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) was warned. The new centres could increase Ireland’s energy… Read More ›

(The Guardian) Lake Turkana’s fierce winds have plagued villagers for generations, now they have inspired plans for Kenya’s most ambitious infrastructure project in 50 years – a 310MW windfarm, that they said was an impossible dream. With its spectacular jade waters… Read More ›

Lima, 8 October 2015 – A new UNEP report released at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank Annual Meetings shows how to harness the assets of the world’s financial system for sustainability – the key findings are that: A “quiet… Read More ›

The UK Chancellor George Osborne needs to stop pushing 20th-century fuels as the solution for 21st-century energy problems. Nearly a year of low oil prices has been a disaster for drillers of oil and gas in American shale. Their… Read More ›

The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs through the use of indigenous, clean, renewable energy by 2030, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Africa 2030 – a comprehensive… Read More ›

(Financial Times 29/09/2015.) In one area of critical importance to the world – the need to combat climate change – China has taken a much more co-operative stance. The past year has seen several examples of Beijing’s brand of climate… Read More ›